Car Rental Penang

IntroductionPenang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. The island of Penang is called Penang Island or Penang City.

Penang state is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. It is composed of two parts — Penang Island, where the seat of government is, and Seberang Perai (formerly Province Wellesley in English) on the Malay Peninsula.

Highly urbanised and industrialised Penang is one of the most developed and economically important states in the country, as well as a thriving tourist destination. Penang has the third-highest Human Development Index in Malaysia, after the state of Selangor and the federal territory of Kuala Lumpur. Its heterogeneous population is highly diverse in ethnicity, culture, language, and religion. A resident of Penang is colloquially known as a Penangite.

DemographicsThe state has the highest population density in Malaysia with 1,450.5 people per square kilometre which would make it the 5th most densely populated in the country if Penang were a district. The population of Penang is 1,520,143 as of 2010. The ethnic composition in 2010 was:

Chinese: 45.6%

Bumiputra (Malays and others): 43.6%

Indian: 10.4%

Others: 0.4%

EconomyPenang is the third-largest economy amongst the states of Malaysia, after Selangor and Johor. Penang is the state with the highest GDP per capita in Malaysia in 2010 with RM 33,456.00 (USD $10,893.00). Manufacturing is the most important component of the Penang economy, contributing 45.9% of the state’s GDP (2000). The southern part of the island is highly industrialised with high-tech electronics plants (such as Dell, Intel, AMD, Altera, Motorola, Agilent, Renesas, Osram, Plexus Corporation, Bosch and Seagate) in the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone – earning Penang the nickname Silicon Island. In January 2005, Penang was formally accorded the Multimedia Super Corridor Cyber City status, the first outside of Cyberjaya, with the aim of becoming a high-technology industrial park that conducts cutting-edge research.

Other important sectors of Penang’s economy include tourism, finance, shipping and other services.

The Penang Development Corporation (PDC) is a self-funding statutory body aiming enhance Penang’s socio-economic development and to create employment opportunities whereas InvestPenang is a non-profit entity of the state government with the sole purpose of promoting investments in Penang.

Places of Interest
Below are some of Penang and its’ surrounding areas’ popular places of interests.

Penang Airport

The Streets of George Town

Penang famous hawker fare

Penang Hill

National Park (Muka Head)

The Weld Quay Clan Jetties

Lorong Kulit

Rope Walk flea markets

Campbell Street

Little India

Gurney Plaza

Queensbay

Batu Ferringhi Beach

Upper Penang Road and Chulia Street

Butterfly Farm

Are you planning to visit Penang soon? Let us chauffeur you around town!

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Here for business trips? Meetings? Oh! You DO NOT want to be late for your business meetings and trips. Let us drive you and you can chill and relax in the backseat and prepare for your presentation or meeting.

Our chauffeurs are all professional drivers who know their ways around the town very well, so well that even GPS can’t beat them! We will ensure that you will arrive at your destination, safe and sound. You can rely on our professional chauffeur service for anything from a personal rendezvous to an important corporate meeting.